Development and psychometric properties of the perceptions of parenting inventory

Journal of Psychology: Interdisciplinary and Applied

Volumn 138, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 433-455

  Lawson, Karen L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Expectations; Parenting

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PARENTING; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 7444271575     PISSN: 00223980     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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